Established in 2004, the service was acquired in 2013 byRobert F. X. Sillerman's companySFX Entertainmentfor a reported price of slightly over $50 million.[3]In 2014, as part of an effort to widen its audience, Beatport expanded into original content oriented towards fans ofelectronic dance music, covering EDM news and culture, and offering on-demand music streaming from its catalog and live streaming events.

SFX Entertainment filed forchapter 11 bankruptcyon February 1, 2016, and Beatport was subsequently put up for sale. However, in May 2016, SFX suspended its proposed auction of the company, and cut its streaming and original content operations in order to focus on its core music sales business. SFX has since emerged from bankruptcy as LiveStyle. Beatport emerged from the bankruptcy debt free and profitable and continues to operate as an online music store.